Table 3 Analysis of preferred prelacteal feeding during the first three days of birth (na = 881; 64.7%)
From: Prelacteal feeding practices in Pakistan: a mixed-methods study
Types of prelacteals | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Milk other than breast milk | 216 | 24.5 |
Honey/ Sugar water | 192 | 21.8 |
Infant formula | 119 | 13.5 |
Marketed Ghutti | 132 | 15.0 |
Plain water | 48 | 5.4 |
Fruit juice | 44 | 5.0 |
Rosewater | 41 | 4.6 |
Green tea | 41 | 4.6 |
Ghee/ Butter or tea | 28 | 3.2 |
Gripe water | 20 | 2.3 |